National Day of Sweden (
Swedish: Sveriges nationaldag) is a national holiday observed in
Sweden on
6 June every year. Prior to 1983, the day was celebrated as the Swedish Flag Day (
Swedish: Svenska flaggans dag). At that time, the day was renamed the
Swedish national day by the
Riksdag.

Some question the validity of this as a
national holiday, as it was not observed as a holiday until decades later. However this event does signify the end of the Danish-ruled
Kalmar Union, so in a sense it is a marking of Swedish independence, though the event occurred so long ago that it does not have as strong of a presence in the social consciousness as does, for example,
Norway's Syttende Mai (17 May).

In 2005 it became an official Swedish
public holiday, replacing
Whit Monday. This change led to fewer days off from work (more working-days) as 6 June will periodically fall on the weekend, unlike Whit Monday, which was always celebrated on a Monday. This has in turn led to complaints from some Swedish
unions.